Interview Twisted Charm

First of all, cheer for this proof of originality! Your name's group
does not start with "The", it is so rare nowadays for an English rock'n'roll
group...Do You know where this fashion comes from?

Maybe it comes from the english band "the the".
Seriously though, we don't know where it comes from. We only knew that we wanted to avoid it.

Does the name "twisted charm" have a history?

Yes. It suits mine and my brother's personalities.
We can have split personalities, especially when alcohol fuelled. I am a fan of stevenson's dr.jekyll
and mr.hyde which was a catalyst for our band name aswell. Plus i love opposing words with antithetical
meaning, hence, why we called our band "twisted charm" and our album "real fictional".

In your songs, you say that we are anaesthetized by TV, that we are alone, all
similar, that we are boring in an asepticized world...
You are large optimists, aren't you ? Do you really believe it ?
Or is it irony ?

I am a very optimistic person. This is why i find it necessary to observe the negative sides of human
nature and lack of individuality.Television enhances monotony. It makes people feel they are part of society when in actual fact it is drawing them away from it by diluting social interaction.

Points of hope in this crude world ?

Art, individuality, creativity, knowledge, food, wine and women.

May I criticize your album. I think that all
the songs are very good for the radio, easily recognizable thanks to background
notes often repeated, which identify the pieces. By
the way, listening to the whole album in one time is rather difficult, precisely
because
of these given notes which give the impression (and it is only
an impression) that the songs are quite the same. You see what I mean?

On first listen it may appear so. The album has a very distinct and bold sound. On repeated listens,
though, each song develops an identity of its own.

My colleague has listened to your album, he found that "strange" and made him
think about the "Bérurier Noir", an 80's group rather underground and cult.
Do you know about them ? (make you an idea).
I didn't know about them and it's true that by listening to, we can notice these
similarities of sound and history of the group.

No i had not heard of them. Your link is not
working either ("it seems to work again"). But i just found some other videos on
youtube. I found them interesting but i couldn't see any similarities with us. They seem more hardcore-punk and less melodic.